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Anisocoria Evaluation Flow Chart - Differential Diagnosis
1. Check pupillary reaction to light 
2. Measure pupil size.
Anisocoria Evaluation ... Flow Chart - Differential ... Measure pupil size ... If anisocoria iS ... Evaluation #Algorithm #Differential
Pupillary Abnormalities  Overview
 - Unequal Pupils (anisocoria)
 - Tonic pupil (Adie's pupil)
 - OculomotorNerve (CN
Overview - Unequal Pupils ... (anisocoria) ... - Tonic pupil (Adie's ... Abnormalities #Differential ... #Types #Anisocoria
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Defects - Differential ... - 10% cocaine: pupils ... Tonic (Adie's) Pupil ... #Pupillary #Pupils ... #Defects #Differential
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
Adie's Pupil What ... mildly dilated pupil ... Young females Differential ... causes of tonic pupil ... • Physiologic Anisocoria
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
Isocoria - Pupillary ... Defects - Differential ... Relative Afferent Pupil ... #Pupillary #Pupils ... #Defects #Differential
Pupils: Localization in Coma
 • Small, Reactive pupils: Metabolic coma.
 • Unilateral Fixed, dilated pupil :
Pupils: Localization ... Small, Reactive pupils ... Fixed, dilated pupil ... • Pinpoint pupils ... Coma #Neurology #differential
Adie’s Tonic Pupil on Physical Exam

A young female was referred in for a sudden onset anisocoria.
Adie’s Tonic Pupil ... a sudden onset anisocoria ... the exception of anisocoria ... evaluation of anisocoria ... denotes anisocoria
Anisocoria algorithm - Solid arrows indicate recommended approaches to diagnosis. Dotted arrows indicate optional workup. 

#Anisocoria
Anisocoria algorithm ... #Anisocoria #algorithm ... ophthalmology #diagnosis #differential
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Cough reflex Pupils ... : • Anisocoria
Instructions on how to perform the swinging light test to detect a relative afferent pupillary defect.

http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/01/05/cmaj.140685

Normal
to avoid a near pupil ... Both pupils should ... Both pupils remain ... Both pupils remain ... Instead of pupil